@TeaTootler @monsterislandcolonizer @Weedle @BowsacNoodle @LovecraftEnthusiast yeah, and I think saying that is the case is fine. But unless you are worried that you are going to vaccilate from black pill to white pill, finding a balance is probably the best.

This is why talk of "don't assume it's going to go Mad Max" is important - there are a huge range of how things can go to shit, and you can only prepare for a small subset.